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    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

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    Local Welsh art projected on station as part of a huge Light of Winter trail

    Author and storyteller launches typewriter-for-hire service in Cardiff market

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    Two chefs to open a restaurant after the decline in Wales’ hospitality industry

    Local Rainbow

    How Welsh musicians are using social media to keep the spirit of bilingual music alive

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    Training project that aims to make screen sector more accessible gets funding boost

  • Active Life
    Active Life

    Local yoga instructor sees a rise in men embracing yoga classes to improve wellbeing

    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

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    Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

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    Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

  • Long Reads
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    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

    AI Generated image of an empty theatre

    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

    A cluttered wardrobe that could use the help of rental fashion

    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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    The Queer Culture Issue

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    The Mental Health Issue

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Amy Fretwell
Joined9 October 2019
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Almost half of prisoners in Cardiff are homeless once released

A look at why released prisoners are going into homelessness and entering a cycle of reoffending after serving their sentence
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Learning the skill of pottery can support people with mental health problems

Re-Fire is offering mindful pottery classes to help tackle anxiety, depression and provide stress relief through its therapeutic qualities
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FoodFood home

Cardiff Character: Eira Ellis-Evans

The owner of InnerCityPickle makes her own pickles and jams from scratch in the city and she's been working sustainably for 10 years.
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Petition launched to offer free heart screening for all young people in Wales

The charity Welsh Hearts currently provide reduced-cost heart screening, but they believe it should be funded for by the government
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New bins introduced in Swansea city centre help reduce landfill waste

Swansea are tackling the on-the-go waste problem by introducing new colour-coded bins specifically for coffee cup recycling
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FoodFood home

Share Christmas brunch with Santa and support your local Cardiff hospice

Bring your friends or family along with you for Christmas brunch with Santa and a whole day of festive fun at Cottrell Park
Food

Cardiff’s food market returns for another month with sustainability as the focus

Boasting local gins, beer and cider, St Fagans market offers a variety of local produce. Come along to the monthly market to get involved
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Voxpop: What do the general public think of Extinction Rebellion in Cardiff?

Climate change protests have recently dominated the UK, dividing opinion. Alt Cardiff asked the general public what they think
Culture

Female speakers teach women the secrets of climbing to the top

Go and hear inspiring stories with Warrior Women at Tramshed next month and learn how to climb the leadership ladder
Culture

A relaxing afternoon at the cinema to watch Judy, for people with dementia

A film screening in a relaxing environment is open to anyone living with dementia at a cinema in Canton
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